Occupational segregation, the differential distribution of groups of workers across occupations, provides one of the most important mechanisms for creating, maintaining and legitimating social inequality. In this study I ...

The educational gradient in health is a well-established phenomenon. Despite receiving a great deal of scholarly attention, questions about the universality of the relationship remain. Specifically, there is relatively ...

Studies on the effects of excessive body weight have historically focused on weight in terms of pounds, or medically in terms of one's Body Mass Index (BMI) score. This research has shown that the social stigmatization ...